ChipX86 is truely a man after my own calling. (actually its kind of creepy) I use floresence (which is the background he had up) from digital blasphamy 6 hours out of the day. (my backgrounds autorotate) and I go for pretty much the same minamalest style as him. (I.E. the desktop is just a place to stash translucent terminals)
I had always thought of enlightenment as being a bit big and noisy, but apparently it's not in its current incarnation. I use backbox, and in the screen you can see Gaim, and Xmms. I have other desktops, but thats the one I spend the most time on.